Channel Ten make an official statement as they cancel showing 'Roseanne' after Roseanne Barr's racist Tweet

Channel Ten has announced that they've axed streaming the 'Roseanne' reboot after the show's main star Roseanne Barr Tweeted an offensive statement.

Overnight,US network ABC immediately cancelled the high rating show after its star and creator Roseanne Barr made a shocking comparison between former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape, saying it was as though the "Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby."

While the 65-year-old actress and comedian has since apologised "for making a bad joke" about Ms Jarrett, who is black and was born in Iran to American parents, it has not gone unnoticed by ABC or Australian Network Channel Ten which was currently airing the show Down Under.

Meanwhile, ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey shared a similar statement reading: "Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show."